Geire Kami

Geire Kami (pronounced /ˈɡɛərə ˈkæmi/ GAIR-ə KAM-ee; b. Geire Pinnock 3 March 1974 Sydney) is an Australian actress and playwright, who has appeared in many Melbourne theatre productions. Kami appeared as the lead, Lily, in the first production of Emilie Collyer's[1] Argonauta, directed by Elena Vereker at the Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre, as well as performing in works by Angus Cerini[2] at La Mama Theatre (Melbourne), works at the Carlton Court House, Melbourne Workers Theatre, Theatreworks, the Black Box at the State Theatre (Melbourne), and for Robert Reid and Anniene Stockton's multi-award winning Theatre in Decay.

Geire Kami
Kami from Hay House Australia's guest blog
Born
Geire Marrianne Pinnock

(1974-03-03) 3 March 1974
Sydney
OccupationActor, playwright, radio presenter
Years active1990–present
Spouse(s)Marco Pansini

Kami produced and presented two networked radio shows on Southern Cross Austereo's RadioWest throughout 2011 and 2012, winning an Australian Commercial Radio Award (ACRA) for a memorial piece on fallen Australian Defence Force Special forces of Australia Commando Sgt. Todd Langley.[3]

Television and film credits include Creative Violence,[4] Full Frontal and Fast Forward. In the mini series After The Deluge, directed by Brendan Maher, she played a small part as Alex Kirby's (David Wenham's) secretary, Lisa. In Prey,[5] directed by George T. Miller, Kami appears in a bit part as a patient. Also credited as Geire M. Faulkner.

As a playwright Kami has been published by Heinemann Press.[6] Other written works by Kami have been produced in Australia, New York and Canada. At the time of his death, prolific Melbourne theater director David Branson had recently concluded a second season of Kami's[7] play Punch! in Canberra, ACT. The work remains in a posthumous collection of Branson's effects in the Australian National Heritage Library Manuscript Collection.[8]

Kami is an alumnus of St Martins Youth Arts Centre.

Geire Kami is related to Australian conservationists Myles and Milo Dunphy, and Heaven the Axe frontwoman Phoebe Pinnock.

References
  1. https://australianplays.org/playwright/ASC-238
  2. https://australianplays.org/playwright/PL-81
  3. https://soundcloud.com/geire-kami/sgt-todd-langley-tribute-geire
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304983/ Creative Violence on the Internet Movie Data Base
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1024232/ Prey (2009 II) on the Internet Movie Data Base
  6. http://www.hi.com.au/bookstore/bmoredetail.asp?idval=1945/5357/33648 Plays For Fun 2
  7. https://australianplays.org/playwright/ASC-373
  8. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38587724
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